phases

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Codenamed 'Operation Gambart', the police ombudsman investigation focused on the initial police response into Katie's death and the early phases of the subsequent police investigation.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The process combines what used to be separate phases — filming with actors and visual effects — to occur almost simultaneously.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Costs naturally go up during such ramp-up phases, then come down when production stabilizes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The conditions mean farmers have missed two of the three usual planting phases for so-called "wet direct seeding" of rice, a technique that requires fields to be flooded.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

"I mean it. I'll be all right. I'm just going through a phase right now. Everybody goes through phases and all, don't they?"

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger